Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 45.4% more expensive than London.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of London, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
London
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$16.22
DKK112.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$3.50
DKK24.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$2.56
DKK17.86
|
|
pay 98.9% more for groceries
London
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$3.22
DKK22.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$16.84
DKK117.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$6.82
DKK47.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$3.59
DKK24.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$6.31
DKK43.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.83
DKK12.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$2.06
DKK14.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.53
DKK10.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
London
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$3.05
DKK21.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.41
|
$81.40
DKK567.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
$35,062.81
DKK244,258.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.20
|
$50.95
DKK354.91
|
|
pay 86.1% more for housing
London
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
$219.60
DKK1,529.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,139.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
$706.16
DKK4,919.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
$167.93
DKK1,169.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
London
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
London
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$9.15
DKK63.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$6.82
DKK47.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$11.42
DKK79.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.22
|
$40.19
DKK279.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
|
pay 41.3% more for clothing
London
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
$102.48
DKK713.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$26.35
DKK183.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.80
|
$204.81
DKK1,426.80
|
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